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Browsing a remote network

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rgraze911

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I have searched and can not find this answer. Using Win 7 I use my cisco vpn client and connect to my work place. I can remote into my server and view the work place intranet page. How do I browser the work places shared folders? I use to be able to search for computers w/ xp and connect that way but cant in win 7. I have also tried mapping directly to the shared folder IE: \\server\shared no such luck it seems it wont look in the remote ip range. I also tried going through adding a internet site.

Thanks
 
I would assume that your home and the remote location are on separate subnets? Meaning your home router gives you and IP of 192.168.0.xxx and your work would be 192.168.10.xxx?

You could also try the FQDN. So let's say you work for contoso, and the server's name is elmo, and you know that they would use a DNS suffix of ad.contoso.com. So then try to hit it by \\elmo.ad.contoso.com. You can also try it by IP address.

You also did mention you are on windows 7...
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When at home, does it say work, home, or public? You had mentioned that you are able to hit the intranet...
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So you firewall settings may not allow you to use file/print sharing over the network.
 
My firewall is set to allow public file and print sharing. Doesnt work the FQDN option either. Also these are different subnets. It was so much easier when I could search for computer and then just add it.
 
Is the client exporting the DNS from the other network over? I am not familiar with the cisco VPN but thoughts are it isn't pulling the DNS over?
 
your VPN probably isn't configuring WINS. WINS is what is used to resolve a NetBIOS name to IP (NetBIOS name = servername, FQDN = servername.ad.contoso.local)

it's the same thing for my work. If I VPN in and need to RDP to a server or browse a share, I have to put in the FQDN of the server, or it's IP address.

edit: I should read better :)

when you connect via VPN, do an ipconfig /all and jot down the DNS IPs. Verify those are the same as what's being handed out on the office computers.

edit again: have you tried pinging the server by both NetBIOS and FQDN? Do either resolve to an IP?
 
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